• Introduction to Ancient Skepticism | Tad Brennan on Sextus Empiricus
    Jun 1 2025

    Tad Brennan on the Ancient Skepticism of Sextus Empiricus

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    Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brannen-on-sextus-empiricus

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    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * Tad Brennan on Stoic Religion https://youtu.be/hca1486YqvA

    * Tad Brennan on Stoic Determinism https://youtu.be/xV0iiVxHNGc

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    * Tad Brennan, The Stoic Life, Amazon



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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • How Stoics Reconcile Determinism & Free Will | Cornell's Tad Brennan
    May 24 2025

    An interview with Tad Brennan on Stoic determinism

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    Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-fate

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    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * Tad Brennan on Stoic Religion: https://youtu.be/hca1486YqvA

    * Tad Brennan on Skepticism (Coming Soon)

    Further Reading:

    * Tad Brennan, The Stoic Life, Amazon



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    57 mins
  • The Signs that AI is Conscious | Imperial's Murray Shanahan
    May 10 2025

    An interview with Murray Shanahan on philosophy and AI consciousness.

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    You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-murray-shanahan-on-ai

    Companion Interviews:

    * Reid Hoffman on the Killer App of AI: https://youtu.be/AGMZ4m3oHuw

    * Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

    * Nick Bostrom on how to AGI-proof Your Life: https://youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4

    * Michael Wooldridge on the Singularity and AI Hype: https://youtu.be/Zf-T3XdD9Z8

    Further Readings:

    * Murray Shanahan, Embodiment And the Inner Life, Amazon (affiliate)



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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • AI's Killer-App Isn't Chatbots, It's Social | Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman
    May 3 2025

    An interview with Reid Hoffman

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    You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-reid-hoffman-on-ai

    Companion Interviews:

    * Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

    * Nick Bostrom on how to AGI-proof Your Life: https://youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4

    * Michael Wooldridge on the Singularity and AI Hype: https://youtu.be/Zf-T3XdD9Z8

    Further Reading:

    * Reid Hoffman, Superagency, Amazon (affiliate)



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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Why Stoicism Doesn’t Work Without God | Tad Brennan on Stoic Ethics
    Apr 26 2025

    An interview with Cornell's Tad Brennan on Stoic ethics & religion

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    Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-religion

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    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * Tad Brennan on Stoic Fate (Coming Soon)

    * Tad Brennan on Skepticism (Coming Soon)

    Further Reading:

    * Tad Brennan, The Stoic Life, Amazon



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    52 mins
  • The Slave Who Was Free | Berkeley’s AA Long on Epictetus
    Apr 11 2025

    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy

    Further Reading:

    * AA Long, Epictetus Amazon (affiliate)



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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Case for Emotional Pacifism | Martha Nussbaum on Britten’s War Requiem
    Apr 4 2025

    An Interview with Martha Nussbaum

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    Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-martha-nussbaum-on-war-requiem

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    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * Introduction to René Girard's Mimetic Theory https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg

    Further Reading:

    * Martha Nussbaum, The Tenderness of Silent Minds Amazon (affiliate)



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    46 mins
  • Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy | AA Long on Stoicism, Skepticism, Epicureanism
    Mar 28 2025

    Interview with AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy

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    Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-anthony-long-on-hellenistic-philosophy

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    Companion lectures and interviews:

    * AA Long on Epictetus (Coming Soon)

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    * AA Long, Hellenistic Philosophy, Amazon (affiliate)



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    1 hr and 26 mins
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